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I've put together a collection of all secret cards in the game in one easy place to check if you're not sure what your opponent may have played or otherwise. There's a total of four classes in the game that have secret cards, and they will be presented here alphabetically, and with standard cards separate. Up to date as of Rise of Shadows.

If you are new to the game, we also have some guides on basic class cards along with some lore that everyone may enjoy here.

Welcome to the Wild Forums!

This forum was created to host discussion of all things Wild. Please use this forum to discuss everything about the Wild format, while keeping threads constructive. Non-constructive, duplicate, salty or troll threads (or posts) will be locked or deleted upon notice and the post owner will be given a warning if necessary. If you wish to discuss the Standard format, please do so in the Standard forum.

Forum Guidelines

• If your post contains only an image, or an image with a single line of text, it probably isn't going to foster any constructive or interesting discussion. General threads will be created to keep screenshot or other common posts organized rather than littered.

• Threads created and found to be a duplicate topic by a moderator will be locked, and a link will be provided to an existing thread to keep all similar discussions in one place.

• If you are posting a thread with a subject involving a specific class or class deck, regardless of format, please visit the appropriate Class Discussion forum instead. If these threads are found in this forum, they will be re-located accordingly.

Wild Format FAQ

What is Wild format?

Wild format is an alternative to Standard, in which you have every collectible card in the game available to you. This generally refers to constructed gameplay, but it is not the only game mode in which Wild is used.

What game modes use Wild format?

• Ranked Constructed
• Casual Constructed
• Tavern Brawl
• Adventures

Will newly released cards be available in Wild format?

Yes. All cards that are collectible in the game will be available for all Wild game modes.

Are Wild and Standard ranks separate?

Yes. Wild-ranked will have it's own, separate rank from Standard-ranked. Your highest rank between the two will be the one displayed in the friend's list.

Suggestions to add to the FAQ as well as Threads of Interest or Useful links are all welcome.

Feel free to suggest or create potential stickies for the forum such as informative guides related to Wild. Quality threads may be pinned!

Welcome to the Standard Forums!

Welcome everyone to the Standard Discussion Forum. This forum was created to facilitate discussion of the Standard format, the format that Blizzard has decided will be used for Hearthstone Championship events going forward.

Please use this forum to discuss anything and everything with the Standard format. We ask that all threads in this forum are kept constructive in nature. Non-constructive threads will be deleted upon notice and the poster will be given a formal warning.

If your post is simply an image, or an image with a line of text, it probably isn't going to be creating any thought-provoking discussion. Add some meat to it!

If you wish to discuss the Wild format, please do so in the Wild forum.

Current Set Rotation

In standard, only the newest cards are in play! Each standard year consists of up to 6 card sets; the latest releases, as well as the basic and classic card pools. For a detailed look at how Standard works, check out our guide!

Additionally, a new pool was created as of the Year of the Mammoth known as the Hall of Fame. This set is restricted to Wild format as well. Cards currently in this set can be viewed on our Hall of Fame Guide!

Standard Format FAQ

How often will Standard format change?
Standard format will be updated with the first new Expansion released each year. When that happens Standard format will be updated to include card sets from the current and previous calendar year.  The Basic and Classic card sets are always part of the Standard format.

Why are Basic and Classic always part of Standard?
These cards serve as a foundation for Hearthstone. They help give Hearthstone its flavor, they have mechanics that are great for introducing new players to the game, and players who have taken a break can return to Hearthstone confident that they’ll be familiar with these cards.

What is the Year of the Dragon?
The Year of the Dragon is a thematic way to refer to the first year of Standard format play. Next year, when the first new Expansion of the year is released, a new Hearthstone year will begin, Standard format will be updated, and a different beast will symbolize the year!

How will random effects work in Standard?
Random effects (including summoning random minions or cards, the Discover mechanic, transformations, or any other similar effects) will only summon cards that are eligible for the format you are playing. Thus, random effects in Standard will summon only cards that would be usable in the Standard format. All cards are legal in Wild format, so such effects will function as they always have.

Will Arenas use Standard format?
Arena has recently been modified to utilize the same Standard format as constructed! No wild cards here.

Will Tavern Brawls use formats?
Tavern Brawls have different rules each week, so some Brawls will be in Wild format, while others could be in Standard format, but they’ll all be crazy fun!

Will my Adventure decks be affected by the new formats?
Adventures will be in Wild format, thus allowing you to use your entire collection to build Adventure decks.

Can I play a Standard deck in Wild?
Yes! The Wild format includes your entire collection regardless of release date, including all of your cards that are usable in Standard format, so you can queue up for Wild using a Standard format deck directly.

Can I play Friendly Challenges in Standard format?
Yes! You will have the option to issue a Friendly Challenge using Standard or Wild format, and your opponent will only have the option to use decks of the appropriate format.

Are Standard cards labeled in the Collection Manager?
Individual cards are not labeled by format, though there will be visual cues in the Collection Manager to let you know whether you are building a Standard or Wild deck. There will also be a filter in the Collection Manager to display only Standard format cards.

Are the new deck slots only available for use with Standard decks?
You can use the new deck slots for either Standard or Wild decks. These extra deck slots become available after unlocking all nine Hearthstone heroes.

How will collecting cards work?
Adventures and Expansions that are part of Standard format will be available for purchase with gold or real money. Card sets that aren’t part of Standard format won’t be available for purchase from the in-game Shop, but you will be able to purchase them on battle.net website with real money or craft any of those cards using Arcane Dust, including cards from Adventures that previously could not be disenchanted or crafted.

How will purchasing Adventures work?
You will be able to purchase Adventures that are part of the current Standard format normally. Adventures that are not part of Standard can only be purchased with real money on battle.net website. If you already own at least one wing of such an Adventure, you’ll have the option to unlock the remaining wings using in-game gold.

Can I still craft or disenchant cards that aren’t part of Standard format?
Yes, you can craft or disenchant all of these cards—including cards from Adventures which previously could not be disenchanted or crafted—for their normal Arcane Dust value. This excludes Basic cards, which can never be crafted or disenchanted.

Note that you can also craft and disenchant cards from Standard format Adventures, as long as you’ve already earned them by completing the necessary challenges.

Will Reward set cards such as Gelbin Mekkatorque and Old Murk-Eye be part of Wild or Standard format?
All current Reward set cards, including Promo cards, will be restricted to Wild format.

When Standard format arrives, the Captain’s Parrot and Old Murk-Eye cards won’t be given for collecting their associated classic cards, but can instead be crafted (and disenchanted).

Acquiring the Promo cards Gelbin Mekkatorque and Elite Tauren Chieftain remains unchanged: the normal versions of these cards can still be crafted or disenchanted, while the golden versions were acquired via special events and cannot be disenchanted or crafted.

Which of my Ranks will be shown to my Battle.net friends?
Your current best Rank, whether Standard or Wild, will be automatically displayed to Battle.net friends.

Will Blizzard feature the top 100 Ranked players for both the Standard and Wild formats?
Currently, they feature the top 200 players for both formats.

Can I earn Hearthstone Championship Tour points by competing in Ranked in both formats?
No. Standard will be the only format that offers Hearthstone Championship Tour points for 2017.

Will all official Blizzard esports events be played in Standard format?
Yes. Standard is the official format of the Hearthstone Championship Tour and the Hearthstone World Championship.

Will any sets that leave Standard format become part of Standard again in the future?
There are currently no plans to add Wild format only sets back into the Standard format.

~~ This thread has been archived, for up to date version go here. ~~

This thread is to be a home for legendary crafting advice. If you are not sure which legendary you should craft next, this is the place to ask! We only recommend disenchanting golden versions of legendary cards until you know you will not buy more packs from the corresponding set. Keeping even the worst legendaries will increase your chance of getting a good one next time due to the no-duplicate rule. We will try our best to stay on top of the meta-game with updates, and hope this thread can be a valuable resource for new and veteran players alike to make better decisions with your dust!

Disclaimer: A tier list like this can never please everyone; the meta game is dynamic. If you think a card is in the wrong tier, please explain and provide links to deck lists or other data to support your claim.

Please note that some of the cards may not yet be craftable, and are received through adventures or rewards.

 - Rise of Shadows
Archmage Vargoth - Strong synergies in many decks, notably token druid.
Keeper Stalladris - Staple in token druid, playable in other druid decks.

- Rastakhan's Rumble
Zul'jin - Staple in Secret and near staple in beast midrange hunter.

 - The Boomsday Project
Boommaster Flark - Staple in bomb-mech hunter.
Dr. Boom, Mad Genius - Staple in most warrior decks.
Subject 9 - Staple in secret paladin and hunter, playable secret heavy mage decks.
Zilliax - Very versatile card, playable in several successful decks for many classes.

 - The Witchwood
Darius Crowley - Good card in most warrior decks.

- Classic
Bloodmage Thalnos - Strong neutral card, playable in a variety of decks.
Harrison Jones - Evergreen neutral tech card, very strong in the current meta.
Leeroy Jenkins - Playable finisher in any aggressive deck.
Tirion Fordring - Staple mech paladin, playable in any slower paladin deck.

- Rise of Shadows
Archivist Elysiana - Staple in control warrior, playable in all slower decks as anti-control tech.
Arch-Villain Rafaam - Staple in zoolock, playable in other warlock decks
Commander Rhyssa - Staple in Secret and Secret Mech paladin.
Blastmaster Boom - Staple in bomb warrior decks.
Heistbaron Togwaggle Strong synergy with EVIL Miscreant in tempo rogue but is replaceable.
Kalecgos -Staple in Khadgar dragon mage.
Khadgar - Build-around for slower mage decks running Conjurer's Calling.
Oblivitron - Staple in mechrattle hunter.
Scargil - Staple in murloc shaman.
Swampqueen Hagatha - Interesting card playable in any shaman deck, notably Murloc shaman.

- Rastakhan's Rumble
Captain Hooktusk - Playable in slower pirate rogue decks.
High Priest Thekal - Staple in several heal-heavy decks, synergy with Nozari.
Wardruid Loti - Good card in token druid, playable in other druid decks.

- The Boomsday Project
Kangor's Endless Army - Staple in mech deathrattle paladin.
The Soularium - Strong in zoolock, but the archetype is playable without it.

- The Witchwood
Hagatha the Witch - Strong value card in all slower shaman decks.
Houndmaster Shaw - Good card in mechrattle hunter.

- Classic
Al'Akir the Windlord - Strong, flexible classic card.
Alexstrasza - Staple in several combo decks, playable in most control decks.
Archmage Antonidas - Staple in Mana Cyclone spell mage, playable in other mage decks.
Captain Greenskin - Strong card in Bomb warrior and Tempo rogue.
Malygos - Staple in OTK Combo decks, synergy with Jepetto Joybuzz.
The Black Knight - Evergreen neutral tech card, not great in the current meta but safe long term craft.
Ysera - Strong, slow neutral value card.

- Rise of Shadows
Barista Lynchen - Playable in Dragon paladin and Warrior, might find new uses in the future.
Catrina Muerte - Staple in resurrect combo priest.
Chef Nomi - Build-around in Nomi priest.
Jepetto Joybuzz - Staple in Malygos spell hunter, combo potential.
The Boom Reaver - Staple in Big warrior.
Vereesa Windrunner - Staple in Malygos hunter, playable in several spell heavy decks.
Zayle, Shadow Cloak - Interesting card but some of his decks are pretty weak.

- Rastakhan's Rumble
Akali, the Rhino - Playable in Rush warrior.
Da Undatakah - Slow card with strong synergies in mech hunter and mech paladin.
Gral, the Shark - Niche card in tempo rogue.
Jan'alai, the Dragonhawk - Playable in Khadgar mage.
Mojomaster Zihi - Tech card vs combo decks, struggles in the standard meta. Tier 1 in Wild.
Oondasta - Synergy with Witchwood Grizzly and other big beasts in control decks.
Shirvallah, the Tiger - Playable in several heal-heavy decks, hurt by Equality nerf.
War Master Voone - Playable in dragon warrior.

- The Boomsday Project
Crystalsmith Kangor - Playable in paladin decks built for healing synergy.
Electra Stormsurge - Low play rate, but playable in most shaman decks.
Floop's Glorious Gloop - Playable in token druid, low play rate.
Mecha'thun - Unique win condition, better in the Wild format. 
Myra's Unstable Element - Hurt by the Rogue nerfs.
Stargazer Luna - Playable in most mage decks, worse win rate after the Standard rotation
The Boomship - Playable in slower warrior decks, decent win rate.
The Storm Bringer - Playable in murloc shaman.
Whizbang the Wonderful - Mediocre win rate but highly recommended for new players. Golden card value!
Zerek's Cloning Gallery - Staple in Malygos otk priest.

 - The Witchwood
Archmage Arugal - Playable in summoner mage.
Azalina Soulthief - Playable as emergency hand refill in several decks.
Countess Ashmore - Versatile neutral card, playable in warrior and hunter decks.
Shudderwock - Playable in murloc and overload shaman.

- Classic
Baron Geddon - Has yet to find a home after the Standard rotation.
Cairne Bloodhoof - Playable in deathrattle and midrange decks, low play rate.
Cenarius - Playable in treant and token druid.
Edwin VanCleef - Hurt by the rogue nerfs.
Grommash Hellscream - Playable in Rush and tempo based warrior decks.
Onyxia - Playable in dragon decks.

- Rise of Shadows
Lucentbark - Staple in Juicy Psychmelon heal druid.
Nozari - Unique effect, playable in Dragon paladin but very low win rate.

- Rastakhan's Rumble
Hakkar, the Soulflayer - Playable in mill decks, can have potential in the future.
Hex Lord Malacrass - Weak card mainly used in Khadgar mage.
Halazzi, the Lynx - Sees fringe play in faster hunter decks.
High Priestess Jeklik - Struggles to find a home after the Standard rotation.
Krag'wa, the Frog - Playable in aggro shaman.
Princess Talanji - Struggles to find a home after the Standard rotation.
Zentimo - Niche pick for aggressive shaman decks.

- The Boomsday Project
Flark's Boom-Zooka - Niche pick for mechrattle hunter.
Flobbidinous Floop - Good card in Heal druid, synergy with Lucentbark.
Luna's Pocket Galaxy - Struggles to find a home after the Standard rotation.
Myra Rotspring - Playable in deathrattle rogue.

- The Witchwood
Dollmaster Dorian - Effect difficult to make good use of, even in deathrattle decks.
Glinda Crowskin - Niche tech in Magic Carpet zoolock, lackey synergy.
Lady in White - Playable in silence priest, low win rate.
Prince Liam - Struggles to find a home after the Standard Rotation.
Face Collector - Playable in thief rogue, low win rate.
Lord Godfrey - Slower warlocks struggle post rotation. Tier 2 in Wild.
Tess Greymane - Playable in thief rogue, low win rate.
The Glass Knight - Struggles to find a home after the Standard Rotation.
Toki, Time-Tinker - Inconsistent value card for mage.

- Classic
Deathwing - Playable in Big warrior, surprise tech in Mech paladin and other decks.
King Krush - Struggles to find a home after the Standard Rotation.
King Mukla - Struggles to find a home after the Standard Rotation.
Illidan Stormrage - Has seen play in token- and demon decks.
Lord Jaraxxus - Staple in handlock which is a niche deck in the current meta.
Prophet Velen - Struggles to find a home after the standard rotation. T2 in Wild.
Tinkmaster Overspark* -  Sees some play as neutral transform tech.

- Rise of Shadows
Fel Lord Betrug - Staple in weak Plot Twist warlocks, T4 in Wild.
Madame Lazul - Weak stats and questionable value, but tier 4 in Wild as playable in Razapriest.
Tak Nozwhisker - Playable in Thief and Pogo-Hopper rogue, very low win rate.

 - Rastakhan's Rumble
Bwonsamdi, the Dead - Synergy with Spirit of the Dead, very low play and win rate.
Gonk, the Raptor - Gonk OTK decks are not viable.
Griftah - Unreliable meme card, very low win rate.
Hir'eek, the Bat - Sees experimental play in hand-buff zoo, very low win rate.

- The Boomsday Project
Dr. Morrigan - Meme card, effect difficult to make use of.
Harbinger Celestia - Situational tech card vs. deck that skip early game minions.
Zerek, Master Cloner - Effect slow and difficult to make use of, low win rate.

- The Witchwood
Blackhowl Gunspire - Meme card, effect difficult to abuse.
Chameleos - Very weak and unreliable card.
Duskfallen Aviana - Enables some big plays...for your opponent.
Emeriss - Slow card, useless in current hunter decks.
Splintergraft -  Interesting, slow effect, playable in defensive druid decks.

 - Classic
Gruul - Very slow card
Hogger - Weak to AOE, has seen play in token decks and control warrior.
Lorewalker Cho - Meme card, needed for the longest hearthstone turn ever.
Millhouse Manastorm - A liability.
Nat Pagle - Outclassed by Novice Engineer.
Nozdormu - Meme card.
The Beast - A liability.

Awaiting placement: [Hearthstone Card (SN1P-Sn4ap) Not Found]

For details on how Standard will rotate, check out this thread!

I have a busy unpredictable schedule, and most times I don't get that 20 minute stretch with no interruptions I'd like for a game. With Innkeeper I can go at my own pace, not worry about roping, and test new deck ideas. Expert Paladin, Shaman, and Warrior are good aggro tests that can indicate if my deck's solid.

Yes I could try Casual more, but my interruptions (kids, especially) will mess up my focus.

Hello :D is there anyway to sort decks by mode it seems kinda hard to find wild decks?

I'm playing Murloc Shaman. Just about every deck uses Soul of the Murloc x 2. 

I'm debating if this card is really that great. Against Warrior, Warpath seems to make quick work of the extra murlocs.

Against other faster decks (Hunter, Zoo), I wonder if 2 smaller minions might be better.

Just curious what others think?

Who else is enjoying this new content?  I am trying to get check marks across the board!  So far finished it as the flame mage d00d except for the random bonkers deck.  I tried to work on heroic and omg it's hard haha.  That Gnome Rogue can beat me even though he is the first boss.  His combos can really add up.

Neutral:

Druid:

Hunter:

Mage:

Paladin

Priest:

Rogue:

 Shaman:

 Warlock:

 Warrior:

I noticed quite a few people are looking forward to try and make Pogo-Hopper work as soon as the buffs go live, so I created this thread to discuss our ideas for this deck. Here's my take on it:

What do you think? More draw, more taunt, more heal?

Hi there, 

right now im trying my third Version of Wall Priest and since the Nerfs went live (Aggro Rogue was the worst match up)  i´m having a blast. 

I just wanted to share the list with you and i also tried to write my very first Guide :)

Let me know what you think!

When i create a deck guide and i wish to for example make it so when you scoll over lets say N'Zoth how do i make it come up with the card image just scrolling over it 

This is a deck I'm working on at the moment. I don't play a whole lot though, so maybe some of you would like to try it and give some feedback:

The archetype is powerful enough that you can win with it on ladder even if you don't manage to draw or activate Star Aligner.

There is a guide inside that describes the game plan and the card choices I made.

Besides the settled meta there are some cards which are not played that much.
The best class for shuffle synergies besides Bomb Warrior is Warlock because of Plot Twist.

There are also a lot of other cards with shuffle or "when you draw this" effects. I made a warlock deck called "Circuslock" with a small guide to showcase some of these synergies, I hope you like it and give some feedback. I think those kind of cards are very underrated in the current meta, what do you think?

Here is the deck:

I climbed to 5 pretty casually in the earlier part of this month with Cyclone Mage, but have been floundering around in that bracket for lack of a desire to really grind without swapping to "fun" decks to mix it up a bit. Still, I always come back to Mage ❤. 

I was having quite a but of trouble with Warrior for a while though having swapped back to a Dragon build for the moment with some edits has been a fair bit more consistent for me. Nightmare Amalgam is excellent as a Dragon enabler/Zilliax base and Giggling Inventor has been *far* more helpful against token/aggressive decks than Rabble Bouncer since the Dragon build curves out a board presence much more easily to contest the board in the early game. Cyclone is probably still my favorite in general due to the variance in matches.

So how about you? Trying anything odd/different, or do you have a preferred shell to stick the Giants/CC package in?

Hello! Just wanted to stop by on this new fancy site to say good luck from all of us over at r/CustomHearthstone on Reddit. Although we shared a lot of similar people, content, and interests, the fan creation section of Hearthpwn was still a great place to visit. I really respected the community that was built up there and all the great competitions it held. New beginnings can be tough, but they can also be a good chance to try new things and do things better, so cheers to that!

There is this deck created by created by Kibler, that runs 4 buffed cards:

After the buffs it should become better, but it is already over 50% winrate, so what do you think? Mech Paladin hype?

I actually used it a similar deck to get myself 500th win with Paladin and had around 60% winrate, albeit some of them were against Meme garbage, but still...

Very informative thread.

A new Legendary Neutral Minion, Zayle, Shadow Cloak, has been revealed!

Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating!

Learn more about Rise of Shadows

Head on over to our dedicated guide for Rise of Shadows!